Scattered Ashes Announce February UK Tour Dates With Meryl Streek

Dublin post-punk quartet Scattered Ashes have announced a run of February UK tour dates supporting fellow Irish iconoclast Meryl Streek. Beginning on 16th February at Manchester’s Canvas 2 then taking in Glasgow, Newcastle, Sheffield, Liverpool, Leeds and Birmingham before finishing on the 29th February at London’s The George Tavern with tickets for the eight date tour on sale now. To celebrate the news, the band are sharing their recently-released 2023 single, Battles, which chronicles the dire consequences of addiction. Battles is a sombre meditation on despair and fragility in a finite world, as well as man’s capacity for change.

“Lost in the throes of addiction, you begin to shed your own humanity, becoming a slave to both desire and the chaos that accompanies it. Redemption can seem further and further away as you become unrecognisable even to yourself. Despite this, the song puts a spotlight on ‘the Good Samaritan’ who refuses to leave the narrator’s side despite the trail of destruction in their wake. The song casts a rather acute spotlight on the shame associated with addiction and the long road to recovery, hence the battles ahead referred to in the title. It has been an issue for the band within the past, but one that bound us together in a lot of ways.” (vocalist Robert Dalton)